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Dennis Brain

Author : Stephen Gamble
Publisher : University of North Texas Press
ISBN 13 : 1574413074
Total Pages : 395 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (744 download)

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Download or read book Dennis Brain written by Stephen Gamble and published by University of North Texas Press. This book was released on 2011 with total page 395 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The British horn player Dennis Brain (1921-1957) is commonly described by such statements as "the greatest horn player of the 20th Century," "a genius," and "a legend." He was both a prodigy and popularizer, famously performing a concerto on a garden hose in perfect pitch. On his usual concert instrument his tone was of unsurpassed beauty and clarity, complemented by a flawless technique. The recordings he made with Herbert von Karajan of Mozart's horn concerti are considered the definitive interpretations. Brain enlisted in the English armed forces during World War II for seven years, joining the National Symphony Orchestra in wartime in 1942. After the war he filled the principal horn positions in both the Philharmonia and Royal Philharmonic Orchestras. He later formed his own wind quintet and began conducting. Composers including Benjamin Britten and Paul Hindemith lined up to write music for him. Even fifty years after his tragic death at the age of 36 in an auto accident in 1957, Peter Maxwell Davies was commissioned to write a piece in his honor. Stephen Gamble and William Lynch have conducted numerous interviews with family, friends, and colleagues and uncovered information in the BBC archives and other lesser known sources about recordings that were previously unknown. This volume describes Brain's life and analyzes in depth his musical career. Its appendices of information on performances will appeal to music historians, and its details on Brain's instruments and equipment will be useful to horn players.

Dennis Brain

Author : Stephen Pettitt
Publisher : Faber & Faber
ISBN 13 : 0571287476
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (712 download)

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Download or read book Dennis Brain written by Stephen Pettitt and published by Faber & Faber. This book was released on 2012-11-15 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dennis Brain is recognized as perhaps the greatest horn player the world has known. He helped rescue the horn from the obscurity in which it had languished for over a century, and revived the public's faith in it as a major solo instrument. Brain restored to the concert platform concertos by Mozart and Haydn, and inspired contemporary composers to write for the horn, most notably the Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings by Benjamin Britten, composed during World War II, a piece which is now central to the repertoire of tenors and horn players. Brain died at the tragically young age of thirty-six in a car crash. The beauty of his playing and his untimely death captured the public imagination like no horn player before or since. This biography was reissued thirty years after his death, and includes a discography. The book also contains an appreciation by Benjamin Britten. 'A clear account of Dennis Brain's brilliant career ...' Times Literary Supplement '...an absorbing and extremely well-written account of the orchestral scene in England.'

Walter Legge

Author : Walter Legge
Publisher : Psychology Press
ISBN 13 : 9780415921084
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (21 download)

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Download or read book Walter Legge written by Walter Legge and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Walter Legge was one of the greatest ever record producers. His many other activities included founding a great orchestra, the Philharmonia, which he ran for eighteen years as a 'benevolent dictator'. Music formed the central core of his life, but the printed word was also a vital source of inspiration and education. In his writings Walter Legge reveals clearly the many facets of his own remarkable personality, and from his correspondence with the great names of his day we gain rich insight into the musical world in which he played so great a part.

Brain Wreck

Author : Becky Dennis
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780988496101
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (961 download)

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Download or read book Brain Wreck written by Becky Dennis and published by . This book was released on 2012-11 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At 8,000 miles away from home, a business professional delivers a polished presentation to a group of executives. And within two hours, she forgets how to walk. Talking becomes too strenuous. She is struck by an odd series of neurological deficits that baffle her and a dozen doctors ... for 27 months. Brain Wreck is a must read for anyone who has witnessed the frustration of a mysterious illness. This is a story of determination and an unrelenting journey to save one's mind. With humor and unabashed honesty, the author restores a shattered spirit while striving to be "normal."

The Dynamic Brain

Author : Mingzhou Ding
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0195393791
Total Pages : 393 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (953 download)

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Download or read book The Dynamic Brain written by Mingzhou Ding and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2011 with total page 393 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Theoretical, experimental and clinical perspectives. Readership: Graduate students, postdocs and research scientists in Neuroscience.

Baseball on the Brain

Author : Dennis Purdy
Publisher : Workman Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780761140344
Total Pages : 572 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (43 download)

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Download or read book Baseball on the Brain written by Dennis Purdy and published by Workman Publishing. This book was released on 2007-01-01 with total page 572 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There's trivia, and then there's knowledgeÑdeep, extensive, obsessive knowledgeÑmasquerading as trivia. It's the kind of trivia that, if you know the answer, makes you feel triumphant, and if you don't, gives you an education. The kind of trivia based not on what we shouldn't be expected to know, but on what we shouldÑif we're to consider ourselves true fans. Dennis Purdy, author of the just-published Team-by-Team Encyclopedia of Major League Baseball, has been collecting baseball trivia since before he could shave, and now presents the best of the best: a massive collection of over 1,000 trivia games. Not solo questions, but half-page games, every one involving matching multiple players to their accomplishments, or evaluating multiple clues to discover a mystery subject's identity, or digging deep into a round-up of terms, nicknames, phrases, awards, events, individual teams, locations, and more. The games cover three centuries of baseball history. Home run calls and the announcers who made them famous. The peculiar geography of a baseball fieldÑ where's the garden? the gateway? the firing line? Inimitable slang: cackler, chucker, clinker, and squibber. The lesser-known career feats of baseball's ÒBig 3,Ó Ruth, Aaron, and Bonds. World Series potpourriÑThey won the first night game in World Series history. . . . The team that lost the most World SeriesÑ13 . . . The only American League team to lose the World Series in three consecutive seasons . . . And much, much, much more.

Letters from a Life

Author : Benjamin Britten
Publisher : Boydell Press
ISBN 13 : 9781843833826
Total Pages : 692 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (338 download)

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Download or read book Letters from a Life written by Benjamin Britten and published by Boydell Press. This book was released on 2008 with total page 692 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Letters by the British composer to his friends, family, and colleagues document his life from school days to the end of World War II.

Collected Thoughts on Teaching and Learning, Creativity, and Horn Performance

Author : Douglas Hill
Publisher : Alfred Music Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780757906855
Total Pages : 222 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (68 download)

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Download or read book Collected Thoughts on Teaching and Learning, Creativity, and Horn Performance written by Douglas Hill and published by Alfred Music Publishing. This book was released on 2001 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Douglas Hill is professor of music and horn at the University of Wisconsin at Madison as well as a past President of the International Horn Society, and a respected teacher and clinician. The 27 chapters of Collected Thoughts cover topics ranging from getting started to preparing for college and professional auditions, and include other subjects such as composing and improvising. There are seven chapters on repertoire that include reviews of music and texts that are the most comprehensive of any horn (or other instrumental) text to date. The process of learning and teaching is extremely insightful for everyone, from the serious student to the most experienced instructor. This book is a must for anyone interested in the horn. It is invaluable!!

Head Case

Author : Dennis Cass
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 006173716X
Total Pages : 266 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (617 download)

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Download or read book Head Case written by Dennis Cass and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-10-13 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Dennis Cass ventures into the terra infirma that is neuroscience, and returns with a fascinating, funny and touching tale. I recommend it for anyone who owns a brain.” -- AJ Jacobs, New York Times Bestselling author of The Know it All In the tradition of Supersize Me, Dennis Cass becomes a human guinea pig in a darkly comic journey to understand the human brain and find out what makes us who we are Infiltrating the world of neuroscience, Cass offers his own brain up to science, subjecting his mind and body to electric shocks, mind-numbing attention tests, stress tests of his own devising and cigarettes. In the spirit of George Plimpton and early Tom Wolfe, his exploits reveal the intricacies of fear, attention, stress, reward and consciousness from the inside out. Along the way, he weaves in the story of stepfather’s manic depression and drug addiction, as well as his own troubles with stress and depression, giving neuroscience a personal touch along with the clinical facts. Cass attacks the subject of the human brain with wit and candor, turning popular science into something distinctly human. Head Case is an imperative read for anyone who’s ever asked themselves why they are who they are.

Paul McCartney

Author : Barry Miles
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 9780805052497
Total Pages : 700 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (524 download)

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Download or read book Paul McCartney written by Barry Miles and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 1998-10-15 with total page 700 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A definitive, authorized portrait of Paul McCartney draws on hundreds of hours of exclusive interviews and access to personal archives to chronicle the private life and successful career of one of the world's most famous musicians, the world of the Beatles, his partnership with John Lennon, and more.

Intelligence and the Brain

Author : Dennis Garlick
Publisher : AESOP Press
ISBN 13 : 0615319211
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (153 download)

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Download or read book Intelligence and the Brain written by Dennis Garlick and published by AESOP Press. This book was released on 2010 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book turns the corner and finally provides a convincing explanation of IQ and human intelligence. It begins by rejecting some of the most basic assumptions that psychologists make about intelligence, including that intelligence should be defined by behavior. Instead, it argues that intelligence is about the ability to understand. It then uses recent scientific findings about the brain to show how changes in the brain lead to understanding. Readers will find that this book contains many revelations that will profoundly change their perception of how their own brain works. This book will also explore the startling implication of a sensitive period for developing intelligence, arguing that children can learn differently than adults. Anyone who is interested in how the brain works, why people differ in intelligence, and how a child can be a genius will want to read this book.

Minds, Brains, and Law

Author : Michael S. Pardo
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199812136
Total Pages : 269 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (998 download)

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Download or read book Minds, Brains, and Law written by Michael S. Pardo and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book addresses the philosophical questions that arise when neuroscientific research and technology are applied in the legal system. The empirical, practical, ethical, and conceptual issues that Pardo and Patterson seek to redress will deeply influence how we negotiate and implement the fruits of neuroscience in law and policy in the future.

Quitting to Win

Author : Crystal Waltman
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781647462154
Total Pages : 154 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (621 download)

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Download or read book Quitting to Win written by Crystal Waltman and published by . This book was released on 2020-05 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: WINNERS ALWAYS QUIT! Sometimes, success comes from what you don't do. Author, Crystal Waltman, knows the struggle of navigating the emotional ups and downs of life. As a college athlete, her career came to an unexpected end. She dealt with stress and pain through addiction until, one day, she realized she was living a life she never wanted. In the depths of despair, Crystal decided she needed to quit in order to win. She discovered a powerful process to acknowledge the past, find joy in the present, and welcome a new future. Today, she has a passion for helping others achieve more success in their lives. This book shows you how to: Let go of the past and release the shame and guilt. Learn to feel physical and emotional pain and maintain spiritual fitness. Love who you are and who you are meant to be. Now is the time to stop just surviving and start thriving. Reorganize yourself and clear the space for a fulfilled life-the life you always wanted. Now is the time to QUIT TO WIN!

On Music

Author : Benjamin Britten
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 9780198167143
Total Pages : 480 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (671 download)

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Download or read book On Music written by Benjamin Britten and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2003 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Benjamin Britten was a most reluctant public speaker. Yet his contributions were without doubt a major factor in the transformation during his lifetime of the structure of the art-music industry. This book, by bringing together all his published articles, unpublished speeches, drafts, and transcriptions of numerous radio interviews, explores the paradox of a reluctant yet influential cultural commentator, artist, and humanist. Whether talking about his own music, about the role of the artist in society, about music criticism, or wading into a debate on Soviet ideology at the height of the cold war, Britten always gave a performance which reinforced the notion of a private man who nonetheless saw the importance of public disclosure.

Networks of the Brain

Author : Olaf Sporns
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 0262528983
Total Pages : 433 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (625 download)

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Download or read book Networks of the Brain written by Olaf Sporns and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2016-02-12 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An integrative overview of network approaches to neuroscience explores the origins of brain complexity and the link between brain structure and function. Over the last decade, the study of complex networks has expanded across diverse scientific fields. Increasingly, science is concerned with the structure, behavior, and evolution of complex systems ranging from cells to ecosystems. In Networks of the Brain, Olaf Sporns describes how the integrative nature of brain function can be illuminated from a complex network perspective. Highlighting the many emerging points of contact between neuroscience and network science, the book serves to introduce network theory to neuroscientists and neuroscience to those working on theoretical network models. Sporns emphasizes how networks connect levels of organization in the brain and how they link structure to function, offering an informal and nonmathematical treatment of the subject. Networks of the Brain provides a synthesis of the sciences of complex networks and the brain that will be an essential foundation for future research.

Toward Replacement Parts for the Brain

Author : Theodore W. Berger
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN 13 : 9780262025775
Total Pages : 428 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (257 download)

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Download or read book Toward Replacement Parts for the Brain written by Theodore W. Berger and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The latest advances in research on intracranial implantation of hardware models of neural circuitry.

The Horn

Author : Renato Meucci
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 0300274955
Total Pages : 604 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (2 download)

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Download or read book The Horn written by Renato Meucci and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2023-11-28 with total page 604 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A rich and fascinating account of one of music history’s most ancient, varied, and distinctive instruments From its origins in animal horn instruments in classical antiquity to the emergence of the modern horn in the seventeenth century, the horn appears wherever and whenever humans have made music. Its haunting, timeless presence endures in jazz and film music, as well as orchestral settings, to this day. In this welcome addition to the Yale Musical Instrument Series, Renato Meucci and Gabriele Rocchetti trace the origins of the modern horn in all its variety. From its emergence in Turin and its development of political and diplomatic functions across European courts, to the revolutionary invention of valves, the horn has presented in innumerable guises and forms. Aided by musical examples and newly discovered sources, Meucci and Rocchetti’s book offers a comprehensive account of an instrument whose history is as complex and fascinating as its music.